Ready for
some football

Walnut Ridge and Hoxie's junior high and senior high football teams took to the field last week as both schools hosted scrimmages. The Bobcats hosted Pocahontas, while the Mustangs hosted McCrory.

Hoxie head coach Tom Sears and Walnut Ridge head coach Larry Treadway both reported being pleased with their teams' performances during the pre-season action.

The high school football season officially gets underway this week. Both teams will host their senior high games on Friday as the Bobcats will
face Corning and the Mustangs will play Trumann. Both games will begin at 7 p.m.

Junior high action will pit Hoxie against Trumann on Thursday at 7 p.m., also at Crider Field, while Walnut Ridge will travel to Newark to face Cedar Ridge Thursday night at 7.